Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I hear what Sen. Murkomen is saying. This is a lot more dangerous than we are seeing. In the United States and other places where they have devolved security, the sheriff at the village level is actually elected by the people. In this particular case, the enforcers are actually appointees of the governors. In other words, it is as if the governor has a private army. This is an extremely dangerous situation because even those Senators who are sitting in this House who are planning to run against governors have a very serious challenge ... view
• 21 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support what Sen. Murkomen said. However, when an issue was going into mediation, my understanding of it, at least, it is because one part of the Bill, a clause, a word, a sentence or the entire Bill has been The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the petitioner and Sen. Khaniri for bringing this petition to this House. As a matter of fact, last weekend, I had a meeting in my county with the youth who are basically complaining of the same situation. Their identity cards have delayed. Some of them wanted to participate in the Armed Forces recruitment. However, they could not do so because of the fact that they do not have identity cards. In this time and age, it ought to be possible through information technology to process an identity card in the shortest time ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you very much for the varied explanation that you have given us as a House, but I was wondering whether I would be in order to persuade you as the leader of this House--- view
• 14 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b), I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget relating to the stability of small banks and alarming interest rates. In the statement, the Chairperson should explain:- (1) What was the reason for placing Imperial Bank and Dubai Bank in receivership? (2) What is causing the alarming rise in interest rates in all banks, which is bound to affect persons with mortgages, businesses with loans and, indeed, our national economic performance negatively? (3) What mitigating action is the national Treasury taking to avoid ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, not to defend you, but to clarify. My understanding in respect to wearing of hats was that it referred to lady attire, not to men attire. As for ladies, I do not know the conflicting position between what Sen. Wetangula is proposing and what is popularly known as ‘my dress my choice’. view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 8th October, 2015. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, a very young boy told me the other day that the only issue he finds in Kenya is that where he comes from when you switch on the lights, you actually expect that they will go on. In Kenya, you pray that the lights will go on. That is a very bad reputation for an emerging economy. I will follow up on what Sen. Wetangula has just asked. How will we ensure that we have power that we can rely on for all sorts of things? In line with that, as we head towards the El Nino ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir. You just saw how clear we are about this matter because it is very serious. The issue of lying or not lying seems to be prevailing in the argument. Would I be in order to say that instead of saying the Government is lying, we say the Government is failing to complete the projects? view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I laud the new President and caution him. As we praise the action he took, we hope and pray that, at the end of the five years, we will be praising him exactly the same way we are doing now. It is important for the word The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view